A growing number of states and localities have enacted laws that restrict employers from considering certain types of criminal records in hiring...
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Lawsuits Grow Under “Old” Pennsylvania Background Check Law
Staffing Companies Hit with Background Check Class Action Lawsuit
Lead plaintiff Michael Craig Mitchell alleges in his class action lawsuit against two Maryland staffing companies, Allegis Group Inc. and its...
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Background Check Did Not Show Prior Arrests For Janitor Accused of Raping a Baton Rouge Student
Adrian Wright Jr., 31, a former school janitor in Baton Rouge, was booked on a count of forcible rape of a 14 year old girl. On that Saturday...
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Trainer Who Worked with Local Cheerleaders is Sex Offender
In Waco, TX, after La Vega ISD officials discovered possible criminal offenses that were missed because of improper background checking on an...
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When it Comes To Fraud, What is The Cost of Complacency?
The ACFE invites you to publish and/or post for your audience our new infographic, “The Cost of Complacency.” When it comes to fraud...
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Sag Harbor 7-Eleven Owners Plead Guilty to Federal Charges
According to court records, the former operators of Sag Harbor’s 7-Eleven who also controlled 14 7-Elevens stores in Long Island and...
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What Does Alaska’s and Oregon’s Legalization of Marijuana Change for Employers?
On November 4, Oregon, Alaska, and the District of Columbia became the latest jurisdictions to pass referendums decriminalizing the recreational...
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Admissions of Drug Use By Employees Are Not The Same As Positive Test Results in Minnesota
A common occurrence when employees are confronted with a requirement to take a drug test: they often confess. Sometimes they suggest that the...
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Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim, Says NJ Court
The Fair Credit Reporting Act specifically contains a provision that bars state law claims against employers who “furnish information”...
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NH Legislature Restricts Employer Access to Employee’s Personal Social Media
The New Hampshire Legislature passedHB 1407 which will prohib it employers from obtaining an employee’s personal social media account user...
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Publix to Pay $6.8 Million in Class Action Settlement
Publix Super Markets Inc. is scheduled to pay nearly $6.8 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement over background checks. The lawsuit, being...
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Terminating an Employee for Not Fully Disclosing His Criminal History in an Application for Employment Did Not Violate the Pennsylvania Criminal History Record Information Act
InMcCorkle v. Schenker Logistics, Inc., 2014 WL 5020598 (M.D. Pa. October 8, 2014), the court held that terminating an employee for not fully...
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